DOG ASIDE: The men’s 800 m semi-finals consisted of two heats….with each heat being loaded with world class talents. Heat 1 featured the young sensation from Brazil Joaquim Cruz….the experienced former world record holder from Great Britain Steve Ovett….the top American and NCAA Champion Earl Jones….and Kenya’s emerging star Edwin Koech….as this heat was so…

DOG ASIDE: Roger Kingdom (born August 26, 1962) is a former sprint hurdler from the United States….who was an athlete that excelled at the high jump and discus in his formative years….as well as being a noteworthy American football player. He attended the University of Pittsburgh originally on a football scholarship but excelled on the school’s track…

DOG ASIDE: Antonio McKay Sr. (born February 9, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters….having won All-American honors competing for Georgia Tech….as he was the NCAA champion both indoors and outdoors in 1984. He won at the United States Olympic Track Trials….thus qualifying for the 1984 US Olympic…

DOG ASIDE: Ronald Merriott (born 24 May 1960) is an American former diver who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics….after winning the NCAA championship in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1984 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship….where his score of 600.3 is the highest of any of Michigan’s national champion 3-meter divers. Christopher Snode (born 23 March 1959)…

DOG ASIDE: Sharon Hambrook and Kelly Kryczka are Canadian duet competitors in synchronized swimming winning the gold medal at the 1982 World Aquatics Championship in Guayaquil…while winning a silver medal in the women’s duet at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles….as Kryczka also received a silver medal in duet (with Helen Vanderburg) at the 1979 Pan American…

DOG ASIDE: Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964) is a retired American professional boxer….who is a four-time former world champion….having held the IBF, WBA and lineal light heavyweight titles….as well as the WBA cruiserweight title. In 2013, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame….in addition to winning the 1984 National Golden Gloves at…

DOG ASIDE: This video has a bit of an audio difficulty…..as it sounds like ABC is broadcasting under water….but the content is really great…..as the 1st part of the video is a special ABC Profile presented by Kathleen Sullivan on the subject of “What is Gold”…..which covers the subject of what a gold medal was…

DOG ASIDE: The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a coming-out party for Michael Jordan….who led the U. S. team in scoring….while dazzling the worldwide viewing audience with his athleticism and speed. In addition to Jordan….the team featured two other future Hall of Famers in Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin (who would later reunite with Jordan as a part…

DOG ASIDE: Trials for the USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team were held in April 1984 on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana….where seventy players attended the trials. Kentucky post players Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin chose to skip the trials to concentrate on the upcoming 1984 NBA Draft….as Keith Lee of Memphis State, Len…